While the WiFi brings some obvious benefits over the cabled Ethernet connection, we soon realized that the open air is a tricky medium and the WiFi dead spots are a common consequence. The good news is that you can fix them at virtually any budget since it’s there are repeaters, access points and mesh routers … Read more
I know that the question on whether using a WiFi extender slows down the Internet speed pops up quite a lot and, due to the weird phrasing, the answer is no, it does not have any impact on your Internet speed. The one that you get from your ISP. But it does have a heavy … Read more
The Ubiquiti U6-LR (Unifi 6 Long Range) is one of the best WiFi 6 access points that the manufacturer has developed so far and, alongside the U6-Lite, the U6-Pro and the newer U6-Enterprise, Ubiquiti manages to cover the entire market spectrum, allowing for an easy transition for any SMB (or SME) that may want to … Read more
The Zyxel WAX630S is one of the new members of the Unified Pro WiFi 6 access points developed for SMB and enterprise use, and the device seems to be a more compact version of the WAX650S that I tested a couple of years ago, but are there other changes that go farther than skin-deep? Zyxel … Read more
The TP-Link OC200 was developed to offer a quick and reliable means of connecting multiple devices to the Omada SDN, so, it’s essentially a small computer that has the Omada software pre-installed, nullifying the need to use your own equipment to always keep the program running. TP-Link OC200 TP-Link.com Check Product There are, of course, … Read more
The TP-Link EAP660 HD was created to showcase TP-Link’s ability to implement some of the newer technologies that are associated to the WiFi 6 standard and yes, at the moment, this is the best WiFi 6 access point offered by the Chinese manufacturer. TP-Link EAP660 HD TP-Link.com Check Product Amazon.com Check Product TP-Link has been … Read more
The TP-Link TL-SG2210P went through several significant changes over the years, starting from the almost six year old first version that was designed to power up multiple PoE devices, as well as provide some fairly basic management options up to the latest version which is v4. TP-Link TL-SG2210P TP-Link.com Check Product Amazon.com Check Product I … Read more
The FS Mini media converter is a small box that has the role of interconnecting fiber optic cabling with twisted pair cables, essentially converting the light waves from the fiber optic cables into the electric signal that’s used with copper twisted pair cables. FS Mini Media Converter FS.COM Check Product If you’re familiar with the … Read more
The FS S3410-10TF-P is currently the only Gigabit Ethernet switch model from the L2+ Fully Managed Pro series that supports PoE and, just like the FS S3910-24TF that I tested a few months back, it’s not as well equipped as the multi-Gigabit members from the same series, but this does mean that it’s also more … Read more
I know that this question would not have made much sense a few years ago, but the technological development has been so impressive these past few years that the Ethernet switches have not only become a normal part of a home network, but using the SFP ports for a better connection is not really an … Read more